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C10200 Copper vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10200 copper and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
14 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
500 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
52.1 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3